despite
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Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology 300750 4.44%increase; green up pointing triangle reported robust first-quarter profit growth despite a slowdown in electric-vehicle sales in China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Scientists have long suspected that this change helps these animals maintain healthy brain function despite living in chronically low-oxygen environments.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
They want to enjoy themselves, despite all that’s happening in the world.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says the UK's central bank will not rush to make a decision on interest rate rises, despite the world facing what he described as a "very big energy shock".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
With all my heart, despite what she had told me, I wished I was on the sled racing for Nome.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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